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Tigger's QA
| 1 | Have you got Epilepsy? |
| I have Epilepsy. | |
| 2 | When were you first diagnosed? |
| I was first correctly diagnosed in 1972. | |
| 3 | What type of Epilepsy do you have? |
| I have simple partial epilepsy leading to tonic clonic seizures I also have photosensitive epilepsy where the triggers are red flashing lights and flickering fluorescent lighting. | |
| 4a | What medication do you currently take? |
| I currently take Tegretol Retard 400mg twice a day, Keppra is 1500mg in the morning 500mg afternoon and 1000mg at night and a trial drug Retigabine 400 mg three times a day. | |
| 4b | What other medication have you taken in the past to control your Epilepsy? |
| Previous medication includes, Ospolot, Epanutin, Phnobarbitone and Epilim just to name a few. | |
| 5 | Any other info you want to share? |
| I have had Epilepsy now for
35 years (properly diagnosed for 30 years). I have tried just about every
anti epileptic drug there is so I have been on the trial drug Retigabine
for the past 2 years. I have developed a phobia about going out during that
time though it was beginning to manifest itself before then.
Epilepsy Support has been a godsend to me and to others I know as it has allowed others in the same situation to get together and be that helping hand that everyone needs now and then. I have made some very good friends here and would not like to be without them at all now. Now I can laugh and use the strength that I have built up into trying to overcome my fears and build a better quality of life for myself and my family. |
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| 6 | Tigger has also contributed an article in the Information pages. |